Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”) is made and entered
into as of the 31st day of December, 2006, by and among Virgin
River Casino Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“Virgin
River”), RBG, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company
(“RBG”), B & B B, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“B&BB”) (Virgin River, RBG and B&BB are
hereafter, the “Operating Companies”), Black Gaming,
LLC, a newly organized Nevada limited-liability company
(“Black Gaming”), Robert R. Black, Sr., as trustee of
the Robert R. Black Sr. Gaming Properties Trust u/a/d May 24, 2004
(the “Black Trust”), R. Black, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“RBI”) and Glenn J. Teixeira, an
individual (“Mr. Teixeira”) (the Black Trust, RBI and
Mr. Teixeira are hereafter the “Owners”).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
A.
WHEREAS, the Operating Companies and
their respective Owners desire to reorganize into a holding company
form of ownership (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to
which the Operating Companies will be wholly owned by Black
Gaming;
B.
WHEREAS, Black Gaming was organized
under Nevada law as a limited-liability company for the purpose of
becoming the holding company of the Operating Companies;
C.
WHEREAS, RBI is currently owned 100%
by the Black Trust;
D.
Whereas, Virgin River is currently
owned 100% by the Black Trust;
E.
WHEREAS, RBG is currently owned
3.81% by the Black Trust, 5.47% by RBI, 88.8% by Virgin River and
1.92% by Mr. Teixeira;
F.
Whereas, B&BB is currently owned
100% by the Black Trust;
G.
WHEREAS, as a result of the
Reorganization, the Black Trust and Mr. Teixeira will each receive
membership units constituting 100% of the outstanding membership
units of Black Gaming (“Black Units”) (as more
particularly described below) and the Operating Companies will have
a single common parent, and be wholly owned by, Black Gaming;
and
H.
WHEREAS, the Reorganization is
intended to be tax-free to the parties under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
1.
REORGANIZATION
1.1.
EXCHANGE OF
SHARES/UNITS
(a)
The Operating Companies, Black
Gaming and Owners agree, on the terms and subject to the conditions
of this Agreement, that the following exchanges shall occur, at the
effective times provided below:
(1)
At 11:58 pm Pacific Standard Time on
December 31, 2006 (the “Exchange Date”), all of the 100
outstanding shares of capital stock of RBI (the “RBI
Shares”) which are owned by the Black Trust, representing all
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of, and all of the
voting power in RBI, shall be exchanged for an aggregate of
3.68 outstanding shares of capital stock of Virgin River (the
“Virgin River Shares”) which are owned by the Black
Trust, representing 3.68% of the issued and outstanding capital
stock (or approximately 26.25 RBI Shares for each Virgin River
Share).
(2)
At 11:58 pm Pacific Standard Time on
the Exchange Date, all of the Black Trust’s membership
interests in RBG (the “RBG Interest”) representing
3.81% of the voting power in RBG prior to the Reorganization, shall
be exchanged for an aggregate of 2.57 Virgin River Shares,
representing 2.57% of the issued and outstanding capital stock (or
approximately .67 Virgin River Shares for each 1.0% of RBG
Interest).
(3)
At 11:58 pm Pacific Standard Time on
the Exchange Date, all of Mr. Teixeira’s ownership interest
in RBG, representing 1.92% of the voting power of RBG prior to the
Reorganization, shall be exchanged for an aggregate of
approximately 1.29 Virgin River Shares, representing 1.29% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock (or .67 Virgin River Shares
for each 1.0% of RBG Interest).
(4)
At 11:59 pm
Pacific Standard Time on the Exchange Date, all of the 16.75
outstanding shares of capital stock of B&BB (the
“B&BB Shares”), which are owned by the Black Trust,
representing all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of,
and all of the voting power in B&BB, shall be exchanged for an
aggregate of 2,514 newly-issued Black Units representing 25.14% of
the issued and outstanding membership interests following the
Reorganization (or approximately 150.09 Black Units for each
B&BB Share).
(5)
At 11:59 pm
Pacific Standard Time on the Exchange Date, an aggregate of 100
Virgin River Shares, consisting of all of the Virgin River Shares
owned by the Black Trust and Mr. Teixeira, shall be exchanged for
an aggregate of 7,486 newly-issued Black Units (or 74.86 Black
Units for each Virgin River Share), representing 73.89% and .97%
respectively of the issued and outstanding membership interests
following the Reorganization.
(b)
Immediately following the
transactions described above on the Exchange Date (the
“Effective Time”), the Operating Companies shall have
each, directly or indirectly, become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Black Gaming.
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(c)
The ownership of the Operating
Companies and Black Gaming immediately before and immediately after
the exchange of shares/units described in Section 1.1(a) as set
forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated by this
reference.
(d)
The parties hereby acknowledge and
agree that the transfers of ownership interests in the Operating
Companies described in Section 1.1(a) above are made subject to
certain existing pledges of such interests in favor of Michael J.
Gaughan, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (in its capacity
as collateral agent), and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. (in its
capacity as administrative agent), as set forth in Exhibit B
attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.
1.2.
EFFECTS OF
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
(a)
At the Effective Time, the effects
of the exchange of shares/units shall be as provided in this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Owners’ interest in the Operating Companies shall be
exchanged as provided herein and the Owners of the Operating
Companies shall be entitled only to the rights provided in this
Agreement.
(b)
Each Owner, by accepting Black
Units, shall be deemed to have agreed (to the extent permitted by
law) that if the relevant Nevada Gaming Authority (defined below)
determines that a holder or beneficial owner of Black Units must be
found suitable under applicable law, and if such holder or
beneficial owner is not found suitable, or is subsequently found
unsuitable, such holder shall, upon the request of Black Gaming,
dispose of such holder’s Black Units within thirty (30) days
after receipt of such request.
1.3.
COOPERATION; BEST
EFFORTS
Each of the parties will use its
respective best efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and cooperate in any action necessary or
advisable to facilitate such consummation including, without
limitation, making all filings required in order to obtain any
necessary consents or comply with law and providing any information
required in connection therewith.
1.4.
CHANGE IN
STRUCTURE OF TRANSACTIONS
Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, if at any time after the date hereof, it
shall appear that a change in the structure of the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be necessary or desirable in order to
make the Reorganization tax-free to any parties or to comply with
applicable law or the requirements of the regulatory authorities
having jurisdiction over the transactions, the parties hereto agree
to cooperate in making such changes in this Agreement and other
documents contemplated hereby and in taking such other actions as
may be required to effectuate such changes.
2. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF
THE OPERATING COMPANIES
Each of the Operating Companies
represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the other parties
hereto, that except as set forth in writing referring specifically
to this Agreement
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and delivered to the other parties
hereto simultaneously with the delivery hereof, the following
statements are, as of the date hereto, and will be, as of the
Effective Time, true and correct:
2.1.
CONSENTS AND
APPROVALS
Except as provided in Sections 4.3
and 4.4 hereto, no consent, approval or authorization of any
non-governmental third party, other than such consents, approvals
or authorizations which, if not made or obtained, would not have a
material adverse effect, and no consent, approval, authorization or
declaration of, or filing or registration with, any federal, state
or local government or regulatory authority, is required to be made
or obtained by the Operating Companies of the transactions
contemplated hereby. Any reference in this Agreement to any
event, change or effect being “material” with respect
to any entity means a material event, change or effect related to
the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets,
liabilities, businesses, prospects or operations of such
entity.
2.2.
AUTHORIZATION OF
AGREEMENT
The execution, delivery and (subject
to obtaining the approvals and preconditions referred to in Section
5.1), performance of this Agreement has been duly and validly
authorized by the respective Owners and boards of directors or
managers, as applicable, of the Operating Companies.
3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF
BLACK GAMING
Black Gaming represents and warrants
to, and covenants with, the other parties hereto, that except as
set forth in writing referring specifically to this Agreement and
delivered to the other parties hereby simultaneously with the
delivery hereof, the following statements are, as of the date
hereof, and wi